Eco Everest Expedition 2nd Summit group members and high altitude climbing
Sherpas left this morning from Base Camp and arrived Camp 2 (6500m) today for
the summit push. They are:

Rajendra Singh Pal from India with Nawangle Sherpa
Meghlal Mahato from India with Sonam Tshering Sherpa
Lovraj Dharmashaktu from India with Nima Dorje Sherpa
Binita Soren from India with Nawang Kalden Sherpa
Nandini Cholaraj from India with Gyalu Sherpa and Ang Phurba Sherpa
Lovraj Dharmashaktu will be the first Indian climbing Mt.Everest without the
use of bottle Oxygen.

As per their schedule, they plan to reach the top on the 26th May weather
permitting.

Asian Trekking is extremely sad to announce the
death of Dr. Eberhard Schaaf of Germany at the south summit of Mt.Everest on
19th May. After assessing the symptoms, the medical staff at the Himalayan
Rescue Association believe the cause of death to be High Altitude Cerebral
Edema. Our thoughts go out to the family of the deceased at this moment and we
offer any assistance at this difficult time.

Ang Tshering Sherpa,
Chairman, Asian Trekking(P)Ltd

Earlier:

Everest South side:
Asian Trekking's Eco Everest Expedition 2012, Sirdar Naga Dorje Sherpa is
leading the 1st summit group of members Gia Tortladze from Georgia, Dr. Naim
Logic from Bosnia Herzegovina, Kapil from India, Paul Thelen and Dr. Eberhard
Schaaf from Germany, Brothers Jan Morava from Canada and Vit Morava from the
Czech Republic. Together with 10 Sherpas, the 18 man team will start climbing
to the summit tonight from camp 4South Col (7950m) at 9 pm

Total fron Eco Everest: 6 Clients and 9 High altitude Sherpas summited on 19
May 2012

Ms.Tamae Watanabe break her own record:

Everest North side:
Asian Trekking's International Everest Exp.2012 leader Ms.Tamae Watanabe (73
yrs) of Japan and Noriyuki Muraguchi from Japan with
climbing Sherpas, Mingma Sherpa, Phura Nuru Sherpa and Phurba Sherpa left for
the summit from camp 3 (8300m) at 9pm. The team successfully
summited at 7:00am on the 19th of May. After summit, they decent down to Camp
3 (8300m) at 3 pm and after resting an hour, they further decent down
to Camp 2 (7700m) for night stop.

Ms.Tamae Watanabe who held the record of the oldest woman to summit Mt.Everest,
breaks her own record after 10 years at the age of 73. She had summitted
Mt.Everest in 2002 at the age of 63. This is her 6th summit of 8000m peaks.

Everest North side, 20th May:

Asian Trekking's International Everest Exp. team Bill Burke (70 yrs) of USA,
Ryszard Jan Pawlowski of Poland and their climbing Sherpas Chhiring Phinjo
Sherpa and Ang Mingma Sherpa left for summit push from Camp 3 (8300m) at 9 pm
on Saturday. Ryszard Pawlowski of Poland and Chhiring Phinjo Sherpa reached
the top at 6:15 am on Sunday morning the 20th May. Ryszard and Chhiring Phinjo
are the only summiteers from North side of Everest today due to high wind and
bad weather.

Bill Burke (70 yrs) and Ang Mingma Sherpa turned back from 2nd step due to
high wind and bad weather.

Asian Trekking family extends our hearty Congratulations for the grand success
and wish for safe return.

Ang Tshering Sherpa,
Chairman,
Asian Trekking(P)Ltd

Earlier:

Ms.Tamae Watanabe breaks her own record:

Everest North side:
Asian Trekking's International Everest Exp.2012 leader Ms.Tamae Watanabe (73
yrs) of Japan and Noriyuki Muraguchi from Japan with
climbing Sherpas, Mingma Sherpa, Phura Nuru Sherpa and Phurba Sherpa left for
the summit from camp 3 (8300m) at 9pm. The team successfully summited at
7:00am on the 19th of May. After summit, they decent down to Camp 3 (8300m) at
3 pm and after resting an hour, they further decent down to Camp 2 (7700m) for
night stop. Ms.Tamae Watanabe who held the record of the oldest woman to
summit Mt.Everest, breaks her own record after 10 years at the age of 73. She
had summitted Mt.Everest in 2002 at the age of 63. This is her 6th summit of
8000m peaks.

Everest South side:
Asian Trekking's Eco Everest Expedition 2012, Sirdar Naga Dorje Sherpa is
leading the 1st summit group of members Gia Tortladze from Georgia, Dr. Naim
Logic from Bosnia Herzegovina, Kapil from India, Paul Thelen and Dr. Eberhard
Schaaf from Germany, Brothers Jan Morava from Canada and Vit Morava from the
Czech Republic. Together with 10 Sherpas, the 18 man team will start climbing
to the summit tonight from camp 4South Col (7950m) at 9 pm.

Georgian Parliamentarian and President of International Mountaineers
Asssociation Gia Tortladze summited this morning at 11:05am with Kami Tshering
Sherpa. Dr.Eberhard Schaaf summitted at 11:05 am with Pasang Temba and Pemba
Sherpa.

Jan Morava summitted at 1 pm with Pasang Tharke Sherpa

Vit Morava summitted at 1 pm with Pasang Rita Sherpa

Asian Trekking family extends our hearty Congratulations for the grand success
and wish for safe return.

Our next summit group of Lovraj , Rajendra Singh Pal, Binita Soren, Nandini
and Meghlal Mahato are all at base camp waiting for their summit window.

Lumbini to Sagarmatha Peace and Constitution and Peace Expedition 2012 are
also waiting for their summit window

Everest North side :

Asian Trekking's International Everest Exp.2012 - Japanese Leader Tamae
Watanabe (73yrs) and Muraguch and their climbing sherpas Mingma Sherpa, Phura
Nuru Sherpa and Phurba Sherpa are on their way to camp 2 ( 7700m). They plan
to move to camp 3 (8300m) tomorrow, the 18th May for the summit push.

We just received information from Ang Mingma Sherpa from North Col that Bill
Burke, Ryszard Jan Pawlowski, Paul P.Kepczynski and Iwona Z. Wingert and their
climbing Sherpas reached to Camp 1 (North Col) 7100m today for the summit
push.

David Klein is at base camp after rest and recuperation in Thingri.

Earlier:

Mt.Everest -North Side:

Mingma informed from ABC of Everest North side that the rope fixing teams have
fixed the rope up to 8300m. The rope fixing team could not fix the rope above
8300m due to high wind and bad weather, so they have descended down for rest.
The rope above 8300m will be fixed only on 18th and 19th May. Now the summit
bid will only be possible after 19th may.

Positions of the Asian Trekking's International Everest Exp.2012 Members are
as follows:

Bill Burke well arrived Base Camp and plans to move Intermediate Camp tomorrow
the 14th May

Japanese – Way up at Intermediate Camp

Davide Klien - At Base Camp

Poland Team - At ABC

Earlier:

Everest North side :

Asian Trekking's International Everest Exp.2012 climbing Sherpas have ferried
loads and established camp 3 at 8300m on the north side.

David Klein went upto camp 2 ( 7700m) and has returned to base camp for rest
and waiting for good weather conditions for summit push..

Tamae Watanabe and Muraguch have returned to base camp for rest and
recuperation. As part of their acclimatization trip, they have spent a night
at North col.

Polish climbers led by Ryszard Pawlowski are also at advance base camp and
north col.

Eco Everest Expedition.

Eco Everest sherpas have also ferried loads and established camp 4 at South
col at 7950m.
Eco Everest climbers are at base camp and some of them are in Pheriche for
rest and recuperation.

Ms. Nandini Cholaraj and Sanjya from Peace
Everest moved to Camp 1. Staying back at BC are the USA team of Bill Burke,
Bud Allen, Carsten also Nik logic from Bosnia. They plan to ascend later in
the week.

Mt.Everest-North Side: Japanese climbers ﻿Ms. Tamae Watanabe , Mr. Noriyuki
Muraguchi and their climbing Sherpas went to North Col again as part of
acclimatization and returned to advance base camp 6400m. Rest of the members
are resting at Base Camp.

29th April 2012, Sunday:

Mingma Sherpa, Sirdar of Asian Trekking's International Everest Expedition
Spring 2012 informed from ABC that Japanese climbers Ms. Tamae Watanabe , Mr.
Noriyuki Muraguchi and their climbing Sherpas went to north Col on 28th April
and returned to advance base camp 6400m.they will be returning down to base
camp today for rest.

Ms. Nandini Cholaraj has come down to Dingboche to recover from the cough.

Asian Trekking's Lhotse members.
Jakob Urth who is climbing Lhotse is also returned back to base camp after
spending few nights at camp II. Another Lhotse member Ted Atkins has arrived
to base camp this morning.

Rope Fixing: Meanwhile, the rope fixing team has started fixing rope from camp
II to Camp III from this morning.

Ryszard Pawlowski is also at ABC. Iwona Zadarnowska Wingert, Maciej Przyborski,
Malgorzata Sylwia Waszkowska and Paul Przemyslaw Kepczynski have gone down to
base camp for rest.

David Klein went up to North Col and returned back to ABC.T

25th April 2012:

Eco Everest Exp. After spending the night at
Camp I on 23rd April, team members Naim Logic, Gia Tortladze, Paul Thelen and
Eberhard Schaaf have gone to Camp II on the 24th and will return back to base
camp on 26th April.

Lovraj , Rajendra Singh Pal, Binita Soren, Meghlal Mahato, Kapil, Bill Burke
and Bud Allen are heading upto Camp I where they will spend the night. They
will be traveling to Camp II tomorrow.

Vit and Jan Morava are performing the puja ceremony today at base camp.
Already well acclimatized they will be moving upto Camp I tomorrow.

Lumbini to Mt. Everest Youth leader's Peace Expedition 2012: The puja ceremony
for the Lumbini to Mt. Everest Youth leader's Peace Expedition held on 22nd
April at base camp. Prior to EBC, 10 members summited Island Peak(6183m) as
part of acclimatization. The team members are all excited to begin their climb
above base camp.

Peace Everest Expedition-Spring 2012: Peace Expedition puja is being held
today at base camp. They are excited to begin their climb above base camp
which will resume from tomorrow.

Earlier:

From Ang Tshering Sherpa:

North Side Everest:22nd April 2012
Asian Trekking's International Everest: All Polish members(5) arrived ABC
(6500m) and their health conditions are good. Jap/Hungarian members returned
to BC. They plan to move to ABC on 24th April.

South Side Eco Everest: 23rd April 2012

Asian Trekking's Eco Everest members Gia Tortladze, Paul Thelen , Eberhard
Schaaf and Naim Logic are arrived Camp I. They will spend the night at Camp I
as part of their acclimatization rotation.

The rest of the climbing members including are all went near C1 for
acclimatization and returned to base camp. C2 of Eco is already established by
Sherpa team.

Earlier:

Breakfast this morning is interrupted by the shouts and excited sounds of the
Sherpa camp above. Soon enough our Sirdar, Naga Dorjee, BC Manager, Pertemba
Sherpa calls us forward to take part in Puja ceremony.

With climbing equipment and prayer flags to be blessed we scramble up the
slope. Suddenly all that noise through breakfast becomes understandable, there
now stands a large stone alter adorned in prayer flags, candles, incense
sticks and offerings of rice, taltersampa and assorted chocolate bars.

Ushered into position we sit crossed legged in front of the granite alter,
beyond we gaze upon the western shoulder of Everest and the Khumbu ice field.·
The ceremony is led by Phurba Tshering Sherpa, who happens to be a Lama
released by his monastery for the climbing season. Knelt in front of the alter
Phurba Tshering Sherpa is reading aloud from Tibetan scripts, slowly but
surely his chanting silences the crowd.

Occasionally laughter breaks out as the Sherpas share jokes becoming at times
light hearted; above the sky is blue and the prayer flags flutter in the wind.
All the time my legs are screaming at me to get up, looking around I can see
the grimaces of Bill, Alan, Gia, Niam and Loveraj confirm I am not alone
Binita, Rajendra, Nandini, and Kapil are beginning to look a little pained.
Only if I could stretch my little legs.

To one side of the alter a fire is lit of juniper and incense sticks, the
smoke is thick and acrid as it hangs heavy like gun smoke amongst us. Eyes
watering, coughing, I can here Paul and Eberhard moaning as they try to adjust
their numb neither regions.

Encouraged by the Sherpa’s we throw rice towards the alter, drinks are then
brought forward and snacks are shared amongst the climbers. Sherpas’s chanting
increases in volume as he asks Everest’s guardian spirits for our safe passage
and return.

As a finishing touch a flag pole is erected from the centre of the alter, it
is adorned with more prayer flags that are then ran out for over 50m in a
north, east, south and west direction.· Ushered to our feet, legs screaming
with joy, we stand around and gaze at the magnificence of what we have been
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